Who are the Swedish Democrats?

The populist party has recently distanced itself from its far right past, with members caught being racist facing expulsion.

Since the 2015 wave of immigration, the party was reinvented as a nationalist party which can appeal to people who reject racism but want to stem mass migration.

Its success follows a rise in popularity for other far-right parties in Europe amid growing anxiety over national identity, the effects of globalisation and fears over immigration boosted partly by conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

Sweden saw itself as a "humanitarian superpower" for years, but a rise in gang violence in areas of high unemployment has won support for the Sweden Democrats.

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What are the right-wing party's politics?

The main policy that distinguishes them from others is its focus on reducing economic immigration which mainly has its root in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Balkan countries, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

It wants to freeze immigration and repatriate illegal immigrants, criminals who are foreign nationals and those who have had their asylum applications turned down.